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The Silk Road was a passage for the transportation of silk in ancient times. Lots of relics on the road can still 1. (see) now. From the relics, tourists can see the outline of the ancient metropolitan(大都市) areas along2. fantastic road. In the tour packages, tourists can imagine 3. (they) to be ancient merchants by riding camels in deserts.
The Silk Road is a long route, 4. Xi'an in the east to Gansu province and Xinjiang region in the west. If it is your first trip to China, we 5.(sincere) suggest you should spend at least ten days visiting Beijing, Xi'an, Dunhuang, Urumqi and Kashgar. You could get to know about the history of China and experience 6. (color) scenery along the Silk Road.
If you are an experienced traveler 7. (want) to explore China fully, it is recommended 8. you travel to Dunhuang, Zhangye, Jiayuguan, Turpan, Kashgar and Urumqi to follow the footprint of Marco Polo. This route may take about 15 days. If you have only a one-week holiday, the 9. (choose) of three most famous cities will be fit for you.
Along the Silk Road route, Xi'an and Gansu province are suitable to visit all-year round. The best time 10. (visit) Xinjiang region is from May to October because the weather is mild.
A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on ________ management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class _______ they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.________, that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?”
Answers called out _______ from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).
She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t ________. But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my ________. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the ________ of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the ________ I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”
Lost in ______, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our stresses and ________ in life are like that glass of water. If we ________ our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to ________.”
________ you have to do is put all your burdens down, as _______ in the evening as possible. Don’t carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get ________ next morning and are ________ to move forward. More often than not, life gets terrible when we ________ too much. And the moment you ________ your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling ________ for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to ________ yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
1.A. class B. emotion C. time D. stress
2.A. wondered B. expected C. agreed D. argued
3.A. However B. Meanwhile C. Anyhow D. Therefore
4.A. replied B. ranged C. read D. exchanged
5.A. exist B. change C. matter D. increase
6.A. head B. leg C. arm D. stomach
7.A. weight B. position C. shape D. size
8.A. better B. longer C. further D. deeper
9.A. fantasy B. dreams C. thought D. discussion
10.A. doubts B. joys C. surprises D. worries
11.A. carry B. show C. hide D. cover
12.A. break off B. work out C. pick up D. carry on
13.A. Something B. Nothing C. All D. Anything
14.A. eagerly B. early C. quickly D. naturally
15.A. depressed B. entertained C. refreshed D. amazed
16.A. ambitious B. able C. passive D. anxious
17.A. think B. fear C. rest D. get
18.A. catch up with B. look down on C. 1et go of D. put up with
19.A. sorry B. happy C. disappointed D. greedy
20.A. help B. treat C. drive D. abandon
Imagine that you’re an actor or actress performing in a play for the first time. You’ve learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage. Waiting behind the closed curtain, you can hear the audience whispering. Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls silent. All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you. 1.The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.
If you’ve experienced a moment like this, you know all too well what it means to have stage fright. It’s one of the most common types of fear. 2..You can experience this kind of fear when playing sports, giving a talk, or even speaking in class.
3. .The experience differs from person to person, but the same chemical process occurs on each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly. Scientists refer to this as our bodies’ “fight for flight” reaction. As a result, we feel the great energy that makes our hands sweat, our hearts race and knees shake.
4.Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help you calm down and manage the feelings caused by anxiety. Firstly, dress comfortably and appropriately. Secondly, before the performance, take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body. Thirdly, stay away from drinks that contain caffeine(咖啡因). 5. .Instead, try a banana! Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body. Finally, when you look into a crowd, try to focus on particular people rather than the whole group. These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.
A. Then you try to speak your lines, but nothing seems to come out.
B. Stage fright is really part of the body’s reaction to stress.
C. With practice, we can learn how to relax while playing sports.
D. Maybe you don’t have to be onstage to get stage fright.
E. These might make your heart race even faster.
F. There’s a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.
G. However, the good news about stage fright is that there are a way to deal with it.
A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love (早恋), may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.
The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.
Dr.Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.
Parents should watch for signs of depression-eating or mood changes-and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.
B. Puppy love may bring young people depression.
C. Parents should forbid their children’s love.
D. Romance is good for young people.
2.Which of the following is more likely to have depression?
A. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.
B. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.
C. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.
D. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.
B. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.
C. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.
D. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.
4.What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?
A. Confused B. Neutral
C. Scared D. Disapproving
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1.All of the following hotels are close to the sea EXCEPT _______.
A. Willapark Manor Hotel B. The Blakeney Hotel
C. S W France D. The Country Garden Hotel
2.If you want to take your children and your dog with you on holiday, you can choose .
A. The Country Garden Hotel B. The Bay Hotel
C. Boscastle D. Willapark Manor Hotel
3.The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A. advertise B. advise
C. describe D. warn
假定你是李华，英国网友Tom对你的家乡菜很感兴趣，你买了一本英文版的中国地方菜谱（local recipe）快递给他，请给他写一封电子邮件提醒他接收，内容包括：
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